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| Title |
Urban Residential Road Traffic Noise and Hypertension: a Cross-Sectional Study of Adult Population
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| Published in |
Journal of Urban Health, October 2014
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11524-014-9916-1 |
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| Authors |
Dibyendu Banerjee, Partha P. Das, Anjan Fouzdar |
| Abstract |
Results from studies involving exposure to road traffic noise and risk of hypertension are diverse and have seldom reached statistical significance. This study was designed with the aim of investigating whether there is any association between road traffic noise and prevalence of hypertension in an urban adult population. Similar studies have never been reported from India. A cross-sectional study was performed on 909 adults (533 female and 376 male) aged 18-80 years residing in close proximity to roadways in Asansol City. Time-weighted equivalent noise level (L den) was estimated using a standard modeling platform. Odds for hypertension in relation to traffic noise exposure were estimated by univariate and multifactorial logistic regression. The adjusted odds ratio (OR) for self-reported hypertension was 1.99 (95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.66-2.39) per 5 dB(A) increase of L den (range 55.1-77.9). A gender-related risk difference was observed among the male (OR 1.81 (1.42-2.31)) and female (OR 2.18 (1.66-2.88)) respondents. For increase in 9 years of age, the odds of hypertension risk increased by 60 % (OR 1.66 (1.43-1.91) among those exposed above L den 60 dB(A). Vulnerable subgroups were female aged 35-54 years and male aged 45-54 years. The study suggests that a threshold exposure to road traffic noise at L den > 65 dB(A) for men and L den > 60 dB(A) in women may be associated with the occurrence of hypertension. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 62 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 62 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 11 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 11% |
| Researcher | 5 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 8 | 13% |
| Unknown | 20 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 23% |
| Engineering | 6 | 10% |
| Environmental Science | 5 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 8 | 13% |
| Unknown | 22 | 35% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 January 2020.
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#7,203,666
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Outputs from Journal of Urban Health
#713
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#81,262
of 260,456 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Journal of Urban Health
#5
of 13 outputs
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